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Date:         Tue, 11 Apr 2000 06:29:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Organization: Dana's Mobile Carpet Steam
Subject:      Re: Cost effective,,expected for 60,000mi svc
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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I picked up a couple of 1 lb. tins of the Valvoline synthetic MoS2
grease this time.  It was $5/tin.


-Dana-


Mark Drillock wrote:
>
> This CV grease drying out seems to be a regular thing now but it never
> happened to me 10-20 years ago. My 70s buses never had this problem and
> the grease was always gooey when the boot was opened up. Now when I open
> one up a year or 2 after repacking they are dry. It has to be different
> grease now and I have heard that it was changed to reduce the lead
> content.
>
> Mark
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